Improvement in fences



H. MCMULLIN.

Improvement 'in Fences.

Patented Nov.19,1872.

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L;ATENT CFFICE.

HARRISON MCMULLIN, OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN FENCES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 133,165, dated November19, 187:2.

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, HAaRIsoN MGMULLIN, of Batesville, in the county ofIndependence and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Fence, of' which the following is a specilication:

The figure is a perspective view of a portion of my improved fence.

My invention has for its object to furnish au improved fence, simple inconstruction, inexpensive, and substantial 5 and it consists in thefence constructed as hereinafter more fully described.

A are the lower planks or rails, the lower edge or side of which is laidupon the ground or upon low blocks of stone or w'ood. The planks orrails A are placed end to end, and upon the opposite sides of saidadjacent ends are placed blocks B of stone or wood. The blocks B, whenmade of wood, are designed to be nailed or spiked to the ends of thesaid planks or railsA. C areblocks of stone or wood, which are laid uponthe tops of the blocks B and the ends of the planks A, and which, whenmade of wood, should be nailed or spiked to the said blocks B and planksor rails A. D are planks or rails, which are placed end to endupon theblocks O. E are blocks of stone or wood, which are laid upon the blocksC upon the opposite sides of the adjacent ends of the planks or rails D,and which, when made of wood, are designed to be nailed or spiked tosaid planks or rails D and to the blocks C. F are blocks of wood orstone, laid upon the blocks E and adjacent ends of the rails D, andwhich, when made of Wood, should be nailed or spiked to the blocks E andplanks D. G are planks or wide rails, which are laid end to end upon theblocks F, and which are designed to serve as caps to protect the lowerparts of the fence from the weather. H are blocks of stone or wood,placed upon the blocks F upon each side of the adjacent ends of theplanks or rails G, and which, when made of wood, should be nailed orspiked to the planks or rails G and blocks F. Upon the ends of theplanks or rails G and blocks H are laid blocks I, of stone orwood,which, When of wood, should be nailed or spiked to the said planksor rails G and blocks H. J is the top rail or scantling that rests uponthe blocks I and supports the stakes K, which are driven into the groundupon the opposite sides of the fence and cross each other above the railJ. L is the rider, which rests upon the crossed stakes K, as shown inthe figure.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentrlhe arrangement of the blocks B C E F H I, whetherstone or wood, with the ends of the planks or rails A D Gr J that formthe panels, substantially as herein shown and described, and for thepurpose set forth.

HARRISON MGMULLIN.

Witnesses:

RoBT. W. McGHnsNnY, THOMAS B. PADGETT.

